AC Milan and FC Internazionale Milano play the first ever virtual Milan Derby

AC Milan has announced that it has joined forces with FC Internazionale and digital sports broadcaster DAZN to play the first-ever virtual Milan derby on KONAMI’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PES 2020).

The game will get under way on Saturday, 11th
April, at 12:30pm CEST and will see Portuguese striker Rafael Leão
of AC Milan take on FC Internazionale striker Sebastiano Esposito in
what is expected to be an exciting match up. Ahead of the game, the two young
strikers have confessed their love for video games, with football games being
their favourites.

20-year-old AC Milan striker Rafael Leão
commented on the initiative: “We can’t physically be on a football pitch
right now, so it will be quite fun to represent my team and play against
Sebastiano [Esposito] on PES. This is a derby after all and I want to win, but
most importantly this is a way to be a little closer to our fans in these
difficult times.”

The commentary for the derby will be provided by DAZN commentator
Stefano Borghi, with sports reporter Diletta Leotta hosting the
game and interviewing the two players after the final whistle.

Fans will be able to watch the game on AC Milan’s official
app (available for free on iOS and Android), the Club’s Facebook and YouTube
channels and on TV subscription-based channel Milan TV.

The virtual Milan derby is part of
a series of initiatives organised by AC Milan to unite all fans during the
coronavirus pandemic and to invite them to contribute to the ongoing
fundraising campaign launched by the Club and Fondazione Milan in the fight against
Covid-19. The campaign has so far raised over €600,000 with fans able to donate
via: https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergenza-coronavirus-ospedali